Sarah Stirk
School of Law
Faculty of Business and Law
Email: S.K.Stirk@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone: 0151 231 3986
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Sarah completed her LLB hons at Warwick University before studying for an LLM at the College of William and Mary in the US. Sarah then studied for and became the youngest person to qualify at the time as an Attorney in the State of Virginia and took up a post as a Criminal Defence Attorney. After several years of practice Sarah returned to the UK to cross qualify as a solicitor and work in Commercial Property Litigation. Before joining Liverpool John Moores, Sarah was worked as a teaching fellow at the University of Exeter.
Sarah’s main research interests lie in socio legal issues associated with access to Justice in the UK and USA. Sarah is currently pursuing a PhD which focuses on a comparative analysis of the problem of the jury as a democratic representation in ordinary criminal cases and the marginalisation of lay involvement in the criminal justice system.
Teaching: Module Leader for Employability and Business Skills on the LLB and Environmental Law on the LLM and Land on the GDL. Sarah is part of the teaching teams for Equity and Land on the LLB and GDL and Independent Learning and law and Mooting for the LLB and Legal Research on the LLM in LP.
Administrative: Member of the Law School Teaching and Learning and Employability Committees. Sarah also runs the OUP Mooting team with teams having has reached the Quarter and Semi Finals in recent years.
Sarah is admitted as an active member of the Virginia State Bar and the United States Court of Appeal for the 4th Circuit. Sarah is a member of the Virginia State Bar Association, Society of Legal Scholars, United Kingdom Environmental Law Society, National Scholars Honours Society (US) and Liverpool Law Society, SLSA, SOLON, British Journal of Criminal Justice.
Sarah is the APSS Associate for the Leadership and Development Foundation.
Sarah is also an External for Land and Equity on the GDL at Nottingham Trent University.
Degrees
2011, Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom, PGCERT with distinction
2007, William and Mary Law School, USA, United States, LLM
2006, Warwick University, United Kingdom, LLB hons
University of Exeter, United Kingdom, PhD in progress
Certifications
2011, Higher Education Academy, Fellow of the Higher education Academy
2010, Law Society of England and Wales, Solicitor
2007, Virginia State Bar, Attorney and Counsellor at Law
2007, United States Court of Appeal 4th Circuit, Attorney
Academic appointments
Associate Leadership and Development Foundation APSS Faculty, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, 2017 - present
External Examiner of the GDL, Law, Nottingham Trent University, 2014 - present
Senior Lecturer, Liverpool John Moores University, 2010 - present
Teaching Fellow, Law, University of Exeter, 2009 - 2010
Chief Examiner Introduction to Practice, CILEX, 2009 - present
Thesis/Dissertation
Stirk S. 2022. The Future of Lay Participation in the Criminal Justice System in England and Wales: A Critical Assessment Millings M, Burke L. Public Url
Other
Lawrence FLEUR, Stirk SARA, Cavandoli SOFIA, Diver ALICE. 2021. Equity as ‘Monstrous Offspring’? Trusts, Estoppel, and other Horrors Critical legal conference - 2021FRANKENLAW: COMMUNITY, DIVISION, MODERNITY
Journal article
Brooman SD, Stirk SK. 2020. Who am I?: Using reflective practice and self-determination to redefine ‘employability’ in legal education Liverpool Law Review, 41 :79-98 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Stirk SK, Aiello M, Box M. 2019. The Leadership and Development Foundation Associate Role at LJMU: a case study brown G, Huxley L. Leadership Foundation for Higher Education, Advance HE, Publisher Url Public Url
Conference presentation:
Oral presentation, DUNDEE UNIVERSITY, CRITICAL LEGAL CONFERENCE 2021 ; FRANKENLAW, Equity as Monstrous Offspring? Trusts, Estoppel, and other Horrors. 2021
Oral presentation, Hong Kong/ Online, CUHK LAW Directions in Legal Education 2020, Are we missing an opportunity to give forward thinking “space” to law students?. 2020
Oral presentation, Nottingham, UFHRD2019, The Impact of the Leadership Development Foundation Associate (LDFA) role at Liverpool John Moores University. 2019
Oral presentation, LJMU, LJMU Teaching and learning Conference, Is reflective learning an essental key to student success?. 2019
Panel Discussion, Sheffield University, Higher Education Leadership Forum 2018, The Impact of our “unique” Leadership Development Foundation Associate (LDFA) role at Liverpool John Moores University.. 2018
Oral presentation, Liverpool John Moores University, Teaching and Learning Conference, From Retention to Employability - Can Reflection Help?. 2018
Oral presentation, Liverpool John Moores, LJMU teaching and learning conference, From retention to employability can reflection help. 2018
Research Grants Awarded:
Grant value (£): £400, Leadership Foundation for Higher Education, Meriel Box and Mike Aiello, LJMU Case Study on how the creation of the new Leadership and Development Foundation Associate role demonstrates a pioneering approach to leadership development and change capability in Higher Education. 2018
Duration of research project: 3 months, Grant value (£): 750, Higher Education Authority, Dr Alison Lui, ‘A new employability model for the twenty-first century: the importance of social media and digital employability skills. 2013
Conference organisation:
Co-Covenor and organiser, A new employability model for the twenty-first century: the importance of social media and digital employability skills. 2013
Fellowships:
Higher Education Academy, Fellow of the Higher education Academy. 2011
Teaching qualification:
PGCERT with distinction. 2011
Editorial boards:
Editor and then Editor in Chief, UKLSA Student Law Review. 2010
Membership of professional bodies:
Law Society of England and Wales, Member. 2009
SLSA, member. 2009
National Scholars Honours Society, USA, Admitted as member. 2007
Virginia Bar Association, member. 2007
Virginia State Bar, Member. 2007
Other Professional Activity:
I chaired a session at the Professional Services Conference at LJMU in June 2017.